Show Notes The Euphemism Fallacy occurs when someone uses a misleadingly positive word or phrase in order to avoid a negative reality. Trump We started out by discussing one of Trump's euphemistically transphobic Executive Orders Then we looked at Trump lying about crimes (but not his ones this time): And finally we talked about Trump...
Show Notes The Magic Words Fallacy occurs when someone uses specific phrasing to avoid consequences for what they say. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump from 1994: And then we looked at this non-apology apology from Ted Yoho: Finally, we talked about this example of a Sovereign Citizen: Mark's British Politics Corner Mark...
Show Notes The Scapegoating fallacy occurs when someone unfairly blames a problem on an already unpopular person or group. Trump We started out by discussing this clip of Trump blaming China for COVID: And then we looked at this clip of Trump blaming immigrants for crime: Finally, we talked about this tweet from Elon Musk: Since...